'Prisoner of War' propaganda leaflet
Title
'Prisoner of War' propaganda leaflet
Description
A propaganda leaflet issued by the Allied Forces during World War II. The leaflets were probably airdropped on the Philippine Islands for Japanese troops that had been defeated and cut off, soon after General Douglas MacArthur returned to the Islands in October, 1944. The leaflet text was written by a Japanese prisoner of war, in which he is explaining that the Americans are not 'devils' but are humane in their treatment of prisoners. It was meant to induce the surrender of Japanese troops by demonstrating the humane treatment prisoners of war will receive. The leaflet is numbered '18J6'. The leaflet is accompanied by an official description and translation of the text into English. This is one item from a scrapbook of propaganda leaflets and related materials that was compiled by the Psychological Warfare Branch of the Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II. The scrapbook belonged to Colonel Karl F. Baldwin of the United States Army, who helped establish the propaganda program. It contains approximately 200 pieces of propaganda, mostly in Japanese, that were intended for distribution in the Philippines, Japan, and other nearby areas.
Creator
Allied Forces. South West Pacific Area. Psychological Warfare Branch
Is Part Of
Psychological Warfare Branch Scrapbook of American Propaganda Leaflets (MS.70)
Subject
Leaflets dropped from aircraft
World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Sources
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda
Place
Philippines
Language
English
Japanese
Identifier
PUA_MS70_019
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Type
Still Image